Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Despite a strong start, the Northeastern women's volleyball team dropped, 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 17-25, 9-15), to William & Mary on Friday night at Kaplan Arena. With the loss, the Huskies move to 14-9 on the season and hold a 6-3 record in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Rookie Jamie Bredahl led the Huskies once again with her fourth triple-double of the season. The freshman setter posted 15 kills, 11 digs and threw up 25 assists on the night. Kelly Bacon notched a double-double after throwing down 14 kills and contributing to the defense with 16 digs.

Senior Nichole Kurz also recorded a solid offensive performance with nine kills and added to the defense with three total blocks. Her counterpart, first-year Caterina Rosander tallied 10 kills on 16 swings for a team-high .562 attack percentage.

Libero Natalia Skiba anchored the back court with a match-high 25 digs, while senior Janelle Tucker tallied 15 digs of her own.

A Bredahl kill put the Huskies on the board first to kick off the opening frame. William & Mary used a 4-2 run, capped with a kill from Liz Brown to take over, but Alexa Armstrong and Tucker teamed up for a pair of kills to even the match, 5-5.

Knotted up, 11-11, NU posted a 6-3 push to establish a three-point lead. W&M did not back down as they landed three swings of their own, but three consecutive kills capped by a cross-court attack from Ava Cramp sealed the deal for the Huskies, 25-21.

The Tribe came back fighting in the second frame as they posted a quick 4-2 lead before the Huskies came back to tie at the five mark. Neither team budged as the stanza was tied 11 times throughout the set. Even, 19-19, William & Mary threw down a kill and forced a Bredahl error to take a two-point advantage.

A trio of kills from Nichole Kurz put NU back on top for its final lead of the set. A Tucker ace and a Tribe error closed out the second frame for the Huskies, 25-21.

The third stanza started out much like the previous as both teams exchanged points evenly in the early goings. Tangled, 11-11, W&M posted the next five points to force NU head coach to burn a timeout.

The Huskies responded from the breather, triggering a run to even the frame once again, 16-16. William & Mary and Northeastern fought neck-and-neck down the stretch, but the Tribe avoided the sweep with a 25-23 third-set victory.

W&M would not back down as it entered the fourth set with a quick 9-3 advantage. The Huskies closed the gap to within four, 10-6, after a double block from Rosander and Cramp, but W&M utilized a strong attack to go up, 17-9.

Northeastern used a 5-1 run to invade the Tribe's lead, but it was not enough to stop William & Mary from forcing a fifth set after a 25-17 triumph.

The eliminating set started in an offensive duel as the Huskies and the Tribe landed 10 kills in the first 14 exchanges. Even 8-8, William & Mary broke out of the battle posting the final seven points and holding Northeastern just one for the remainder of the set. W&M walked away with a 15-9 win in the eliminating set for a 3-2 match victory.

The Huskies return to action on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Harrisonburg, Va., to take on James Madison at 12 p.m.

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